UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D

Standings and results for Group D of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying tournament.

Germany secured qualification to the tournament proper on 13 October 2007 following a 0–0 draw against the Republic of Ireland, becoming the first team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so. Czech Republic secured qualification to the tournament proper on 17 October 2007 following a 3–0 win against Germany, becoming the third team in the whole of the qualification stage to do so.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 12 9 2 1 27 5 +22 29 Qualify for final tournament 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 7–0
2  Germany 12 8 3 1 35 7 +28 27 0–3 1–0 2–1 0–0 4–0 6–0
3  Republic of Ireland 12 4 5 3 17 14 +3 17 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 5–0
4  Slovakia 12 5 1 6 33 23 +10 16 0–3 1–4 2–2 2–5 6–1 7–0
5  Wales 12 4 3 5 18 19 −1 15 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–5 3–1 3–0
6  Cyprus 12 4 2 6 17 24 −7 14 0–2 1–1 5–2 1–3 3–1 3–0
7  San Marino 12 0 0 12 2 57 −55 0 0–3 0–13 1–2 0–5 1–2 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Group D fixtures were negotiated at a meeting between the participants in Frankfurt, Germany on 9 February 2006.

Czech Republic 2–1 Wales
Lafata 76', 89' Report Jiránek 85' (o.g.)
Na Stínadlech, Teplice
Attendance: 16,204
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Slovakia 6–1 Cyprus
Škrtel 9'
Mintál 33', 55'
Šebo 43', 48'
Karhan 52'
Report Yiasoumi 90'
Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 4,783
Referee: Oleh Orekhov (Ukraine)
Germany 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Podolski 57' Report
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 53,198
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)

Slovakia 0–3 Czech Republic
Report Sionko 10', 21'
Koller 57'
Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 27,683
Referee: Steve Bennett (England)
San Marino 0–13 Germany
Report Podolski 12', 43', 64', 73'
Schweinsteiger 29', 47'
Klose 30', 45+1'
Ballack 35'
Hitzlsperger 66', 72'
M. Friedrich 87'
Schneider 90' (pen.)
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 5,019
Referee: Selçuk Dereli (Turkey)

Wales 1–5 Slovakia
Bale 37' Report Švento 14'
Mintál 32', 38'
Karhan 51'
Vittek 59'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 28,493
Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)
Czech Republic 7–0 San Marino
Kulič 15'
Polák 22'
Baroš 32', 68'
Koller 42', 52'
Jarolím 49'
Report
U Nisy Stadion, Liberec
Attendance: 9,514
Referee: Vusal Aliyev (Azerbaijan)
Cyprus 5–2 Republic of Ireland
Konstantinou 10', 50' (pen.)
Garpozis 16'
Charalambides 60', 75'
Report Ireland 8'
Dunne 44'
Neo GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Lucilio Batista (Portugal)

Republic of Ireland 1–1 Czech Republic
Kilbane 62' Report Koller 64'
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 35,900
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)
Slovakia 1–4 Germany
Varga 58' Report Podolski 13', 72'
Ballack 25'
Schweinsteiger 36'
Tehelné Pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 21,582
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Wales 3–1 Cyprus
Koumas 33'
Earnshaw 39'
Bellamy 72'
Report Okkas 83'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 20,456
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

Cyprus 1–1 Germany
Okkas 43' Report Ballack 16'
Neo GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
Republic of Ireland 5–0 San Marino
Reid 7'
Doyle 24'
Keane 31', 58' (pen.), 85'
Report
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 34,018
Referee: Lassin Isaksen (Faroe Islands)

San Marino 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Marani 86' Report Kilbane 49'
Ireland 90+4'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 3,294
Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)

Republic of Ireland 1–0 Wales
Ireland 39' Report
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 72,539
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Cyprus 1–3 Slovakia
Aloneftis 45' Report Vittek 54'
Škrtel 67'
Jakubko 77'
Neo GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 2,696
Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)
Czech Republic 1–2 Germany
Baroš 77' Report Kurányi 42', 62'
Toyota Arena, Prague
Attendance: 17,821
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Czech Republic 1–0 Cyprus
Kováč 22' Report
U Nisy, Liberec
Attendance: 9,310
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Republic of Ireland 1–0 Slovakia
Doyle 13' Report
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 71,297
Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia)
Wales 3–0 San Marino
Giggs 3'
Bale 20'
Koumas 63' (pen.)
Report
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 18,752
Referee: Ararat Tshagharyan (Armenia)

Wales 0–0 Czech Republic
Report
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 30,714
Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)
Germany 6–0 San Marino
Kurányi 45'
Jansen 52'
Frings 56' (pen.)
Gómez 63', 65'
Fritz 67'
Report
Frankenstadion, Nuremberg
Attendance: 43,967
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä (Finland)

Germany 2–1 Slovakia
Ďurica 10' (o.g.)
Hitzlsperger 43'
Report Metzelder 20' (o.g.)
AOL Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 51,600
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

San Marino 0–1 Cyprus
Report Okkas 54'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 552
Referee: Albano Janku (Albania)

San Marino 0–3 Czech Republic
Report Rosický 33'
Jankulovski 75'
Koller 90+3'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 3,412
Referee: Dejan Filipović (Serbia)
Slovakia 2–2 Republic of Ireland
Klimpl 37'
Čech 90+1'
Report Ireland 7'
Doyle 57'
Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 12,360
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)
Wales 0–2 Germany
Report Klose 5', 60'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 27,889
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Slovakia 2–5 Wales
Mintál 12', 57' Report Eastwood 22'
Bellamy 34', 41'
Ďurica 78' (o.g.)
S. Davies 90'
Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava
Attendance: 5,486
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
Cyprus 3–0 San Marino
Makridis 15'
Aloneftis 41', 90+2'
Report
Neo GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 600
Referee: Alexey Kulbakov (Belarus)
Czech Republic 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Jankulovski 15' Report
AXA Arena, Prague
Attendance: 16,648
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Slovakia 7–0 San Marino
Hamšík 24'
Šesták 32', 57'
Sapara 37'
Škrtel 51'
Hološko 54'
Ďurica 76' (pen.)
Report
Mestský štadión, Dubnica nad Váhom
Attendance: 2,576
Referee: Luc Wilmes (Luxembourg)
Cyprus 3–1 Wales
Okkas 59', 68'
Charalampidis 79'
Report Collins 21'
Neo GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 3,862
Referee: Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland)
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Germany
Report
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 67,495
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

San Marino 1–2 Wales
Selva 73' Report Earnshaw 13'
Ledley 36'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 1,182
Referee: Anthony Zammit (Malta)
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Cyprus
Finnan 90+2' Report Okkarides 80'
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 54,861
Referee: Mikko Vuorela (Finland)
Germany 0–3 Czech Republic
Report Sionko 2'
Matějovský 23'
Plašil 63'
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 66,445
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Wales 2–2 Republic of Ireland
Koumas 23', 89' (pen.) Report Keane 31'
Doyle 60'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 24,619
Referee: Oleh Oriekhov (Ukraine)
Germany 4–0 Cyprus
Fritz 2'
Klose 20'
Podolski 53'
Hitzlsperger 82'
Report
AWD-Arena, Hanover
Attendance: 45,016
Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)
Czech Republic 3–1 Slovakia
Grygera 13'
Kulič 76'
Rosický 83'
Report Kadlec 79' (o.g.)
AXA Arena, Prague
Attendance: 15,681
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)

Cyprus 0–2 Czech Republic
Report Pudil 11'
Koller 74'
Neo GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 5,866
Referee: Levan Paniashvili (Georgia)
Germany 0–0 Wales
Report
Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
Attendance: 49,252
Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)
San Marino 0–5 Slovakia
Report Michalík 42'
Hološko 51'
Hamšík 53'
Čech 57', 83'
Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle
Attendance: 538
Referee: Andrejs Sipailo (Latvia)

Goalscorers

There were 149 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 3.55 goals per match.

8 goals

  • Lukas Podolski

6 goals

  • Jan Koller
  • Marek Mintál

5 goals

  • Ioannis Okkas
  • Miroslav Klose

4 goals

  • Thomas Hitzlsperger
  • Kevin Doyle
  • Stephen Ireland
  • Robbie Keane
  • Jason Koumas

3 goals

  • Efstathios Aloneftis
  • Constantinos Charalambidis
  • Milan Baroš
  • Libor Sionko
  • Michael Ballack
  • Kevin Kurányi
  • Bastian Schweinsteiger
  • Marek Čech
  • Martin Škrtel
  • Craig Bellamy

2 goals

  • Michalis Konstantinou
  • Marek Jankulovski
  • Marek Kulič
  • David Lafata
  • Tomáš Rosický
  • Clemens Fritz
  • Mario Gómez
  • Kevin Kilbane
  • Marek Hamšík
  • Filip Hološko
  • Miroslav Karhan
  • Filip Šebo
  • Stanislav Šesták
  • Róbert Vittek
  • Gareth Bale
  • Robert Earnshaw

1 goal

  • Alexandros Garpozis
  • Constantinos Makrides
  • Stelios Okkarides
  • Yiasoumis Yiasoumi
  • Zdeněk Grygera
  • David Jarolím
  • Radoslav Kováč
  • Marek Matějovský
  • Jaroslav Plašil
  • Jan Polák
  • Daniel Pudil
  • Manuel Friedrich
  • Torsten Frings
  • Marcell Jansen
  • Bernd Schneider
  • Richard Dunne
  • Steve Finnan
  • Andy Reid
  • Manuel Marani
  • Andy Selva
  • Ján Ďurica
  • Martin Jakubko
  • Maroš Klimpl
  • Ľubomír Michalík
  • Marek Sapara
  • Dušan Švento
  • Stanislav Varga
  • James Collins
  • Simon Davies
  • Freddy Eastwood
  • Ryan Giggs
  • Joe Ledley

1 own goal

  • Martin Jiránek (against Wales)
  • Michal Kadlec (against Slovakia)
  • Christoph Metzelder (against Slovakia)

2 own goals

  • Ján Ďurica (against Germany & Wales)

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